§ 5. Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India what sections of the railways in India origin- 1375 ally built as metre-gauge have been converted to broad-gauge; whether the Government of India has any intention of carrying out further conversion in the future; and whether it is intended to build a metre-gauge connection between the Northern and Southern metre-gauge systems?
§ Earl WINTERTONMy Noble Friend has not sufficient information to enable an answer to be given to my hon. Friend's question but he will obtain it from the Government of India.
§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEIn that answer does the Noble Lord mean that he will also obtain from the Government of India a definition of what their policy is to be?
§ Earl WINTERTONAs far as possible, I will endeavour to obtain an answer to the three questions which my hon. Friend has put upon the Order Paper